Foxit PDF Editor/Reader's FileOpen plugin did not adequately validate certain encryption metadata in specially crafted PDF files. This could leave an internal pointer in an invalid state, resulting in chained read and write access violations and potentially enabling arbitrary code execution.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html Vendor Advisory
Vendor advisories in the News 1
- ZDI-26-731: Foxit PDF Reader FileOpen Uninitialized Variable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Zero Day Initiative: published advisories · 2026-09-23
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · foxitNVD modified 2026-10-08 13:48
Affected (CPE criteria) 2
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html Vendor Advisory